There is a reason why most of the UFC fighters were picking Weidman to win. And it is not because he is not that good...

I seen many polls where everyone saying that Anderson was gonna win. I did see something about Gsp saying he was going for Weidman. Do you guys Silva is done? Or is this just a small pebble in the road?

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Originally Posted by The Black Wolf

Oh my! Silver, you're cute! You're like the young version of Leonardo DiCaprio!

I seen many polls where everyone saying that Anderson was gonna win. I did see something about Gsp saying he was going for Weidman. Do you guys Silva is done? Or is this just a small pebble in the road?

Did you watch UFC All Access where most of the interviews of other MMA stars saying they think Weidman was going to win?

Did you watch UFC All Access where most of the interviews of other MMA stars saying they think Weidman was going to win?

That's probably why. I only watched youtube interviews on this matter. Also, Silva has a huge fanbase so that's why the polls were like that. I remember people said It was going to go two ways. They said either Weidman would make Silva tap or Silva would dominate him in striking. I would've been fine with it if Silva would've got tapped. lol Striking seems so weird to lose. So do you think he would win in a rematch?

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Originally Posted by The Black Wolf

Oh my! Silver, you're cute! You're like the young version of Leonardo DiCaprio!

A rematch between newly crowned middleweight champion Chris Weidman and previous division kingpin Anderson Silva will take place December 28 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, according to UFC president Dana White.

White made the announcement on ESPN's SportsCenter on Saturday, unveiling the main event for UFC 168. He also said the card will be co-headlined by a women's bantamweight title fight between Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate.

"I back, trust me. I back," Silva said in a clip provided to SportsCenter.

Silva initially stated he didn't want a rematch immediately after losing to Weidman, but it looks like it only took a week for him to change his mind.

While White didn't predict what he thinks will happen this time around, he did mention that he does not expect a replica of their first fight at all.

"I completely expect a totally different fight this time. I don't think he (Silva) will come out and taunt him (Weidman)...and do the things that he did. He went out and he played, and this isn't the first time he's done this, it's not like this has never happened. He's done it before and he got away with it. Chris Weidman didn't allow it. Chris Weidman kept his composure when he was messing around with him. Weidman went right after him and ended up knocking him out...This will be the biggest fight in UFC history," White said after being asked if Silva vs. Georges St-Pierre or Jon Jones was still a possibility.

On Friday, MMA Fighting reported that the UFC's head honcho had narrowed down four possible locations for Weidman vs. Silva II: Dallas, New Jersey, Las Vegas and Brazil.

Silva had a 17-fight win streak broken with his loss to "The All-American." He had been the UFC's 185-pound titleholder since October 2006 when he knocked out then-champ Rich Franklin with ease.

Weidman is the only fighter to knock out Silva during the Brazilian's 38-fight career, but his victory is tainted in the eyes of some fans, given how much taunting and showboating "The Spider" did during their UFC 162 encounter.

The victory boosted Weidman's professional MMA record to a perfect 10-0, including seven stoppage wins.

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Originally Posted by The Black Wolf

Oh my! Silver, you're cute! You're like the young version of Leonardo DiCaprio!

Seems to be a lot of traction behind Hendricks, alright. A lot are picking him. He's 15/8, too. I'm split on it to be honest - it's certainly the biggest test GSP's faced in recent memory and you just feel Hendricks wants it so, so bad. Still, GSP on points at 4/5. It's always hard to look past the champ, especially one as seasoned and professional as GSP. Evans/Sonnen should be an absolute cracker as well!

Yeah I agree. Hendricks won 2 and 4, with GSP winning 3 and 5; round one was a toss up. Hendricks did of course do far more damage and the rounds he did win he did so a lot more convincingly, but that's the flaws of the ten point system. It was his own fault, though. Stalled in round 5 and did absolutely nothing, GSP beat him on significant strikes and got the two takedowns in a row. It was probably Hendricks' lack of experience in 5-round fights that cost him in the end.